![Q. Why do you see so many houses displaying carp streamers in the spring?
○ 質問:何故、春になると多くの家が鯉のぼりを飾って](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/43c4ef_9580bc43f413421986dd81f6a9f0717c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/43c4ef_9580bc43f413421986dd81f6a9f0717c~mv2.webp)
Q. Why do you see so many houses displaying carp streamers in the spring? ○ 質問:何故、春になると多くの家が鯉のぼりを飾って
(I found this photo here. It's from a postcard that was made in 1900. ) A. Carp streamers are an ancient tradition in Japan. They...
![Q. How come Japanese people slurp Japanese and Chinese noodles but not spaghetti?
○ (写真挿入) 質問:何故、日本](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/43c4ef_a8ad85c0d3e14a48aed7ed323038ffc3~mv2_d_1738_1382_s_2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/43c4ef_a8ad85c0d3e14a48aed7ed323038ffc3~mv2_d_1738_1382_s_2.webp)
Q. How come Japanese people slurp Japanese and Chinese noodles but not spaghetti? ○ (写真挿入) 質問:何故、日本
A. During childhood, children in North America and Europe are always told that it is very bad manners to make slurping sounds while...